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Most Common Khmer Words

แž—แžถแžŸแžถแžแŸ’แž˜แŸ‚แžš

Essential Khmer vocabulary with pronunciation guides. Nouns, verbs, adjectives and adverbs.

Nouns

WordEnglish MeaningPronunciation
แž˜แž“แžปแžŸแŸ’แžŸpersonmo-NUS
แžŸแŸ’แžแŸ’แžšแžธwomanSDREY
แž€แžผแž“childKON
แž•แŸ’แž‘แŸ‡housePTEA
แž‘แžนแž€waterTUK
แž˜แŸ’แž แžผแž”foodMHOB
แžŠแžธland / earthDEY
แžŸแž˜แžปแž‘แŸ’แžšseasa-MUT
แž—แŸ’แž“แŸ†mountainPHNOM
แž–แŸ’แžšแŸƒforestPREY
แž–แŸ’แžšแŸ‡แžขแžถแž‘แžทแžแŸ’แž™sunPREAH-a-dit
แž™แž”แŸ‹nightYUP
แžแŸ’แž„แŸƒdayTNGAI
แž‚แŸ’แžšแžฝแžŸแžถแžšfamilyKRUA-sar
แž—แžถแžŸแžถlanguagePHEA-sa
แžŸแŸ’แž“แŸแž แŸloveSNEH
แžแž“แŸ’แžแŸ’แžšแžธmusicTON-drey
แžŸแž“แŸ’แžแžทแž—แžถแž–peacesan-di-PHEP
แž”แŸแŸ‡แžŠแžผแž„heartbeh-DONG
แž†แŸ’แž“แžถแŸ†yearCHNAM

Verbs

WordEnglish MeaningPronunciation
แž‘แŸ…to goTEW
แž˜แž€to comeMOK
แž‰แŸ‰แžถแŸ†to eatNYAM
แž•แžนแž€to drinkPHUEK
แž‚แŸแž„to sleepKENG
แž˜แžพแž›to see / lookMEUL
แžฎto hearLEU
แž“แžทแž™แžถแž™to speakni-YAY
แž‡แžถto beJEA
แžŸแŸ’แžšแž›แžถแž‰แŸ‹to lovesro-LANY
แž’แŸ’แžœแžพแž€แžถแžšto worktveu-KA
แžฒแŸ’แž™to giveOY
แž™แž€to takeYOK
แž‚แžทแžto thinkKIT
แž™แž›แŸ‹to understandYOL
แžˆแžšto standCHOR
แžขแž„แŸ’แž‚แžปแž™to sitang-KUY
แžšแžแŸ‹to runRUT
แž›แŸแž„to playLENG
แžŠแžนแž„to knowDEUNG

Adjectives

WordEnglish MeaningPronunciation
แž’แŸ†big / largeTHOM
แžแžผแž…smallTOCH
แž›แŸ’แžขgoodLAW
แžขแžถแž€แŸ’แžšแž€แŸ‹bada-KROK
แžแŸ’แž˜แžธnewTHMEY
แž…แžถแžŸแŸ‹oldCHAS
แžŸwhiteSAW
แžแŸ’แž˜แŸ…blackKHMAU
แž€แŸ’แžšแž แž˜redkra-HOM
แžแŸ€แžœblueKHIEV
แžœแŸ‚แž„longVENG
แžแŸ’แž›แžธshortKHLEY
แž’แŸ’แž„แž“แŸ‹heavyTHNON
แžŸแŸ’แžšแžถแž›light / easySRAL
แž›แžฟแž“fastLEUN
แž™แžบแžslowYEUT
แžแŸ’แž›แžถแŸ†แž„strongKHLANG
แž€แŸ’แžแŸ…hotKDAU
แžแŸ’แžšแž‡แžถแž€แŸ‹coldtra-JEAK
แžŸแŸ’แžขแžถแžbeautiful / cleanS'AT

Adverbs

WordEnglish MeaningPronunciation
แžฅแžกแžผแžœnowei-LAU
แž˜แŸ’แžŸแžทแž›แž˜แžทแž‰yesterdaymsil-MINH
แžแŸ’แž„แŸƒแžŸแŸ’แžขแŸ‚แž€tomorrowtngai-S'EK
แž“แŸ…แž‘แžธแž“แŸแŸ‡herenau-ti-NEH
แž“แŸ…แž‘แžธแž“แŸ„แŸ‡therenau-ti-NOH
แž”แžถแž‘ / แž…แžถแžŸyesBAT / CHAS
แž‘แŸno / notTAY
แžŠแŸ‚แžšalso / tooDAE
แž”แŸ‰แžปแž“แŸ’แžแŸ‚butpon-TAE
แž“แžทแž„andNEUNG
แžแŸ’แž›แžถแŸ†แž„แžŽแžถแžŸแŸ‹verykhlang-NAS
แž”แž“แŸ’แžแžทแž…a littlebon-TIT
แžแŸ‚แž„แžแŸ‚alwaysTAENG-tae
แž˜แžทแž“แžŠแŸ‚แž›nevermin-DAEL
แž‡แžถแž‰แžนแž€แž‰แžถแž”แŸ‹oftenjea-NYUK-nyap
แž˜แŸ’แžแž„แž˜แŸ’แž€แžถแž›sometimesmdong-m-KAL
แžšแžฝแž…แž แžพแž™alreadyruoch-HAEY
แž“แŸ…still / yetNAU
แžŠแžผแž…แŸ’แž“แŸแŸ‡therefore / sodoch-NEH
แž”แŸ’แžšแž แŸ‚แž›perhaps / maybepro-HAEL